Dam is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England, Netherlands. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dam
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Germany, England, Netherlands
Meaning:

Family name is form of Damm. Dweller, or worker, at the dam or dike.

Of Dam.

How popular is Dam?

Dam is common in Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Netherlands, Bangladesh, Denmark, United States, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Turkey, Egypt, Canada, France, Malaysia, Chad, Cameroon, Morocco, Indonesia, Australia, Faroe Islands, Ghana, Thailand, Afghanistan, South Africa, Taiwan, England, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Poland, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Sweden, Brazil, Venezuela, Hong Kong.

Dam is ranked 4361 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dams grew by 23.97 per cent to 3186 since 2000 and ranked 10114 after elevating 1173 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 76.18 69.92
White 19.11 25.45
Hispanic or Latino 1.91 1.6
Others 1.85 1.87
Black 0.78 0.82
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.16 0.35
Dam is quite popular family name mostly used in Vietnam however Faroe Islands lie ahead in terms of density. Around 129047 people have been found who wears Dam as their family name. Dam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dam:
112 Vietnam71,456
3,992 India13,150
Countries with thousands of Dam:
384 Cambodia9,171
243 Netherlands5,457
2,239 Bangladesh4,326
79 Denmark4,292
10,669 United States3,810
4,636 Iran1,934
2,666 Saudi Arabia1,590
Countries with hundreds of Dam:
11,134 Nigeria976
7,292 Turkey973
8,985 Egypt854
5,399 Canada845
12,367 France766
3,470 Malaysia686
2,465 Chad674
4,993 Cameroon558
10,584 Morocco545
24,851 Indonesia480
7,370 Australia443
18 Faroe Islands426
6,785 Ghana416
32,052 Thailand364
2,461 Afghanistan353
17,426 South Africa351
715 Taiwan342
17,003 England290
3,523 Papua New Guinea266
51,385 Russia250
24,252 Poland216
35,859 Germany211
4,571 United Arab Emirates202
7,363 Austria185
4,438 Sweden171
43,265 Brazil170
5,182 Venezuela166
847 Hong Kong155
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,169 Belgium99
58,782 Italy91
26,624 Spain85
63,596 Ukraine84
9,529 Norway76
11,444 Switzerland75
10,593 New Zealand64
23,365 Pakistan64
111,316 Philippines59
51,263 Argentina56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,990 Greece38
8,935 Ethiopia36
18,915 Ivory Coast35
7,101 Mauritania34
13,630 Iraq31
7,685 Qatar31
21,299 Croatia26
10,313 Singapore26
5,002 Panama25
21,041 Peru25
18,510 Niger24
1,456 Iceland22
31,438 Mexico21
3,514 New Caledonia21
45,383 Belarus20
3,723 China20
32,401 Hungary19
5,642 Suriname19
58,740 Kazakhstan18
10,589 Burkina Faso17
37,521 Israel17
38,126 Benin16
6,046 Cuba15
70,223 Czechia13
525 Greenland11
22,440 Serbia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
14,691 Azerbaijan10
45,945 Japan10
5,799 Sudan9
6,372 Togo9
18,086 Wales9
26,217 Estonia8
23,443 Scotland8
51,529 Algeria7
5,051 Costa Rica7
41,832 Finland6
36,655 Moldova6
11,326 Syria6
123,710 Uganda6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

26 years old farmer Magdalene Dam who was residing in Baden migrated to USA on July 26, 1852 by James L Bogert put out from Havre. Wilhelm Dam (22), Cathrina Dam (25), Farmer Johann Dam, 53 years old Wilh. Dam, Joh. Dam (2), Joh. Dam (21) Laborer, 14 years old Conrad Dam, George Dam (22) Farmer, and 34 other Dam around 37.5% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and shoemaker migrated to US from Havre, Bremen and Antwerp.

Dam Namesakes

  • José van Dam, Belgian bass-baritone
  • Marinus van Dam, was one of the first employees at The Herman Goelitz Candy Company
  • Ludvig Dam, Danish freestyle and backstroke swimmer
  • Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist
  • Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler and actor
  • Atli Dam, longest period for any Faroese prime minister
  • Andries van Dam, Dutch-born American professor of computer science and former vice-president for research at Brown University
  • Murder of Danielle van Dam, American girl
  • Kenneth W. Dam, served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
  • Rip Van Dam, acting governor of the Province of New York
  • Thomas Dam, Danish woodworker and fisherman
  • Nicolette van Dam, Dutch actress, model and television host
  • Laurens ten Dam, Dutch road racing cyclist with UCI WorldTeam

Dam Namesakes

  • José van Dam, Belgian bass-baritone
  • Marinus van Dam, was one of the first employees at The Herman Goelitz Candy Company
  • Ludvig Dam, Danish freestyle and backstroke swimmer
  • Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist
  • Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler and actor
  • Atli Dam, longest period for any Faroese prime minister
  • Andries van Dam, Dutch-born American professor of computer science and former vice-president for research at Brown University
  • Murder of Danielle van Dam, American girl
  • Kenneth W. Dam, served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
  • Rip Van Dam, acting governor of the Province of New York
  • Thomas Dam, Danish woodworker and fisherman
  • Nicolette van Dam, Dutch actress, model and television host
  • Laurens ten Dam, Dutch road racing cyclist with UCI WorldTeam

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